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A study by researchers at Duke University School of Medicine found that supplying healthy mitochrondra to damaged nerve cells can signifantly help millions managing pain from diabetic neuropathy and chemotherapy.
Researchers from the USF College of Marine Science are studying soft tissue samples from barnacles, oysters, and fish to better understand the state of contamination and its origins in Tampa Bay, Florida's largest estuary.
The advancement lays the groundwork for creating a library of sugar-recognizing proteins that may help detect and treat diverse illnesses.
The olfactory senses of ants help them hunt, detect outsiders, and know their role within a colony. In a new study, researchers have discovered how ants can switch one gene on out of hundreds to ensure their survival.
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A new study from NYU discusses the gaps in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) oversight of food additives, highlighting how the FDA allows the food industry to self-regulate many substances deemed "generally recognized as safe" (GRAS).
Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have discovered the neurons responsible for “item memory,” deepening our understanding of how the brain stores and retrieves the details of “what” happened and offering a new target for treating Alzheimer’s disease.
BU researchers and collaborators have discovered rocks on the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean are producing "dark oxygen" through a process known as seawater electrolysis, challenging the conventional understanding that oxygen is only produced by photosynthetic organisms near the ocean's surface.
A new study from the University of Florida reports the discovery of a star that challenges astronomers’ understanding of star evolution and formation of chemical elements, and could suggest a new stage in their growth cycle.
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MIT researchers have developed the SPARROW algorithm, which aims to optimize the drug discovery process by automatically identifying the most cost-effective and promising molecular candidates for testing.